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Istanbul - Cappadocia - Antalay -
Pamukkale - Ephesus Tours
Full Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul
Day 2 - Byzantine &
Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit the Hagia Sophia
a 5th century church, once the greatest in all the world.
The next stop is at the Blue Mosque renowned for its
striking blue Iznik tiled interior. Afterwards, visit the
ancient Roman Hippodrome. Following a lunch break in
the old town, visit Imperial Palace of Topkapi from
which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire for over 400
years and visit the Suleymaniye Mosque. Tour finishes
around 17:00, transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Bosphorus
Cruise & Two Continents Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit Spice Market
and followed by a boat cruise through the Bosphorus,
the strait dividing the European and Asian
continents, Following lunch break in the afternoon, visit
the luxuriously opulent Dolmabahce Palace, the last
residence of the sultans. A drive to the Asian part of
Istanbul crossing the Intercontinental Bosphorus bridge to
visit Camlica Hill The highest point where you can
overlook Istanbul and take nice pictures. Tour finishes
around 17:00, transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4 - Istanbul
Breakfast Included
Free day and overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at 21:00. Shuttle is at 19:00 from
our office. The duration of the overnight bus is 11 hours.
Day 5 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Lunch Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up
before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see
the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Paşabağ (Monk's
Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped
pinnacles.Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch.In
the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at
Göreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and
Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly,
before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at
Uçhisar. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 6 - Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley,and explore the
famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the
Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Çavuşin
village.This village is famous for the houses and churches
of the christian clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for
lunch. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city.
Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way
back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. Overnight in
Cappadocia.
Day 7 - Cappadocia
Breakfast Included
Free day and overnight bus to Antalya with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at 20:30.The duration of the
overnight bus is 10 hours.
Day 8 - Antalya Tour
Lunch Included
Arrival in Antalya and transfer to hotel to fresh up before
start tour.
08:15 pick up from your hotel to visit Perge antique
site in detail; Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Roman Bath,
Hellenistic gate, Colonnaded Main Street and the Agora.
Lunch on the Köprüpazari stream near the Aspendos Theater
after lunch
visit Aspendos Theater and the Historical Aqueducts.
Shopping Break where also the Turkish handcrafts are
introduced. Introduction of Side and an hour and a
half free time. Overnight in Antalya.
Day 9 - Antalya to Pamukkale
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to Pamukkale with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus. The duration of the bus is 4 hours.
Overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 10 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
After breakfast pick up from your hotel drive to Pamukkale
visiting; Pamukkale and the ancient city of
Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking
Theater, the fascinating Necropolis and the last the
great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was
martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in
Hierapolis and played an important role in Pamukkale the
history of the city. Finally we visit the calcium terraces
and pools.
Day 11 - Ephesus Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
The tour begins by visiting the remains of the Artemis
Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular main site of
Ephesus, undoubtedly the most superbly preserved
Greco-Roman city. Unmistakable highlights surviving among
the ruins are the Celsius Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon,
Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines.
Following a lunch break, visit the House of Virgin Mary;
reputed to be where she spent her final days.
Day 12 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and shuttle to Sultanahmet to our
Office. Transfer to Ataturk airport from our office two
hours before your flight. End of tour and services.
For information and contact e-mail.info@turkeyephesustour.com
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